Forty years since the first human being set foot upon another world.
Forty years since we took that first step, became for the first time a species that had truly left its home and set forth into the universe at large.
Forty years since the world hung by a thread, breathlessly watching TV or listening to the radio, the attention of the planet focused on that tiny craft a quarter of a million miles away.

Forty years. And in honor of that momentous day, I jotted this down, to… Continue

I don't know how many people here follow a lot of blogs (I know Nelson does, and Syn, and some others), but for those who may not, I thought I'd point out a blogging event known as the Carnival of the Godless.

The Carnival moves from blog to blog, being hosted at a different one each time. It consists of a collection of links to various blog posts, submitted by bloggers to the host. It servers a couple worthwhile… Continue

Those were just about the first words out of the mouths of the two men standing at my door. That immediately clued me into what they wanted, and amused me somewhat. The JW have gotten a pretty bad reputation if even other door-to-doors are disavowing them.

It was partially what I expected. They weren't so much proselytizing as inviting. Specifically, they were looking for people to invite to their church's bible study and discussion group (Held every other Thursday).